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About Us:
X.O.V.A. are multi-racial band, fusing
their rock-reggae base with the
breadth of the modern world – ska,
pop, dubstep, blues, Motown and folk,
infused with protest and pain, but
also hope.
The band have had headline and
festival dates including some
prestigious support slots with
legendary bands like The Skatellites,
and a home town Birmingham Town Hall
Xmas gig with ’The Beat’ who they are
now working on a collaboration track
for release in 2013
2013 see’s them heading off to the
USA, as NBC TV New York, flew in to
film them in December 2012 to feature
them on the Jimmy Lloyd Singer
Songrwiters showcase, which started
airing April 27th 2013 on NBC and most
USA networks. They had UK support
slots with The Spin Doctors, and The
Selector, and also confirmed their own
dates in between. They won a place at
the massive ’ISLE of WIGHT Festival’
2013 as one of the best of 2700
unsigned bands in the UK who entered.
They have also just completed filming
a movie based on the infamous NO11 Bus
route and the many musical influences
that have inspired the band along the
route. The film features cameos from
the likes of UB40, THE BEAT,
WONDERSTUFF, FUZZBOX, MUSICAL YOUTH
and many more, this will be released
early in 2013 and accompanied by 11
webisodes on the bands website.
The latest release THE SOHO RD
SESSIONS ,came out on Itunes Late 2012
and has the lead track of “9 LIVES”
which is accompanied by a quality
video directed by Alex Kyrou [Tim
Burton asst], this has helped get the
band NATIONAL UK RADIO airplay on BBC
2 [Alex Lester] and BBC6 [Tom
Robinson] where Tom commented ’This Is
one of the tightest bands I have heard
in a very Long time’
Regional Radio’s such as BBC WM
INTRODUCING announced them as ’BEING
ON THE CUSP OF BREAKING THRU’ in 2013…
Q RADIO, SCRATCH Radio, and many
others now coming on board to support,
including some great press from the
likes of ”ECHOES MUSIC MAGAZINE” (The
U.Ks Essential Black music monthly)
who rave about the band.
Debut album “Synchronise Your
Leader’s” is due to released in the
Spring/ Summer 2013

XOVA is getting ready to
support ALI CAMPBELL (ex
UB40) and his band at the
Swindon Summer Bowl
concert this Sat 13th
July 2013. Its going to
be a Blast...so get
yourself along to hear
this amazing band perform
their Biggest gig to
date...

Thanks for that wonderful
message Paddy. I'm
looking forward to the
music Fans on here to
connect with XOVA and
hopefully they can follow
our Progress, as we try
to make an Impact on the
Music scene around the
world.